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Sep 13, 2010 · The rise and fall of Legs Diamond. by. Gaylord, Otis H. Publication date. 1960. Publisher. New York : Bantam Books. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond: Directed by Budd Boetticher. With Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart, Jesse White. Neo-noir about a small-time New York City criminal whose ambition is to become a big-time crime boss during the Prohibition era.
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- Biography, Crime, History
- Budd Boetticher
- 1960-05-15
Jun 22, 2017 · Legs Diamond is the story of a small time hood who rises to the top of the rackets and then is summarily cut down, a con man who never cared for anyone but himself, yet still somehow managed to live a charmed life right up to his violent end.
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- Budd Boetticher
- 18
- George Taylor
After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
A fascinating film honoring the 1930’s gangster films that immediately preceded the noir style, Budd Boetticher’s shockingly under-appreciated The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond presents a fantastic Ray Danton as the eponymous gangster, tommy gun at the ready, who wheedles and cons his way out of petty crime to reach the pinnacle of wealth ...
Great character players and rising hopefuls (such as Dyan Cannon as mob "pigeon" Dixie) adds to the terrific pleasures of this throwback to classic Warner Bros. 1930s gangster sagas. It's one ...
